Netanyahu orders strong action against Hamas after ceasefire violation, holds security consultationIsrael's Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered strong action against Hamas targets in Gaza. This follows reports of Hamas violating a ceasefire....
19 Oct, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
Gaza's Rafah border crossing to reopen on Monday, Palestinian embassy in Egypt saysGaza’s Rafah border with Egypt will reopen Monday, enabling Palestinians in Egypt to return after being largely closed since May 2024.
18 Oct, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
Rafah border crossing can't reopen unless Israeli forces quit Gaza side, Egypt saysEgyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stated that the Rafah border crossing, crucial for aid deliveries into Gaza, cannot operate without...
03 Jun, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
Israel strikes rocket launchers aimed at border crossing expediting aid deliveriesAn Israeli airstrike destroyed two rocket launchers in Rafah targeting the Kerem Shalom border crossing, the IDF reported. This week, 2,000...
27 May, 2024, 06.40 AM IST
Israel's Rafah offensive heightens strain on Egypt tiesEgypt has formally accused Israel of genocide and hardened its stance over the Gaza conflict, reflecting public anger. Both countries blame...
16 May, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Main maternity hospital in Rafah stops admitting patientsAl Helal Al Emirati Maternity Hospital in Gaza's Rafah halted admissions, causing a strain on healthcare services. WHO expresses hope for t...
08 May, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and HamasEgypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel to broker a cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza, warning of catastrophic consequences if Israel atta...
26 Apr, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Rafah after Netanyahu says ground invasion is coming thereIsraeli airstrikes in Gaza's Rafah city killed 44, prompting fear of invasion. Diplomats warn of disastrous consequences as civilians seek ...
11 Feb, 2024, 06.29 AM IST
Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Rafah after Netanyahu says ground invasion is coming thereWord of the invasion plans capped a week of increasingly public friction between Netanyahu and the Biden administration. US officials have ...
10 Feb, 2024, 09.14 PM IST
More than 20,000 wounded people still in Gaza: MSFMSF noted the evacuations of "a number of severely injured" people in a statement on Wednesday, saying that its 22 international staff memb...
02 Nov, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
Who controls the Rafah crossing and why is it so important to Gaza?The Egyptian-controlled Rafah crossing is in the news due to its significance as Gaza's main lifeline to the outside world, not controlled ...
01 Nov, 2023, 09.41 PM IST
Explained: What is the Rafah crossing and why is it hard to get aid into Gaza?The principal point of entry and departure from Egypt into the Gaza Strip is the Rafah border. Since Israel placed a "total siege" on the e...
26 Oct, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
Turkey sends two more planes of aid to Egypt for Gaza, plans moreTurkey has sent two cargo planes to Egypt carrying medical equipment and supplies for Gaza, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. Tw...
23 Oct, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
Gaza aid called inadequate as new convoy arrivesThe UN Relief and Works Agency serving Palestinian refugees said it would “run out of fuel, critical for our humanitarian response across t...
23 Oct, 2023, 02.01 PM IST
Why is Cairo reluctant to open The Rafah Crossing for Gazans amid the Israel-Hamas conflict?As Israel tightens its border controls, the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has become the only remaining connection for the besieged...
16 Oct, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
Israel-Hamas conflict: Bombardments around southern exit point from Gaza alarm EgyptIsrael's assault on Gaza has caused alarm in Egypt, which has urged Israel to provide safe passage for civilians from the Palestinian encla...
11 Oct, 2023, 01.22 PM IST
- Aid convoy returns as Egypt closes border with Gaza
A convoy of four trucks carrying humanitarian aid and food returned to Al-Arish, without being able to cross the Rafah crossing border, a s...
01 Aug, 2014, 11.01 PM IST